Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-04
Fires.

Fire at DeS MONIES, Ia, on the Z9th par
TALLY destroyed Fosters Opera House, one
of the finest theaters in the state. Only q
portion Of one corner was saved. Lose,
$35, 900; insurance, $25 900.
Fire at Georgetown, Col, on the 2Sth,
destroyed the Fish and Hamill blocks, in
Guiding the bank Of Clear Creek County,
the Eagle clothing house, Wright's confec-
tionery, Walling's grocery and bakery, to-
gether with several small buildings. Loss
$4,000; insurance light.
Three hundred thousand dollars is the
estimated damage done by the burning on
the night of the 2Sth of the building stu
ated on the corner OF Canal and Baxter
Streets New York. It was midnight before
the flames were extinguished. The losses
are as follows II. Schrenkbeisen, on build
ing, $60.00O j. Strokheim & Co.. uphol-
stery, 100000; Herdheim & Schlother,
trimmings, 100000; D. W. Odiorne, UNI
brela cases and billiard table covers, $25,-
900; other occupants, SIC, 900.
The entire business portion of the village
of Sylvania, O., was destroyed by fire on
the night OF the 26th, involving a loss Of
$4,000.
The works Of the Bolton Bleaching Com
pany at Bronxdale, near New York. were
partially destroyed by fire on the 9th.
Loss, $15O,OOO.
The Ocean Parlor and Park Baths, at
Atlantic City, n. j., said to have been the
h6ndsOmest bathing establishment on the
New Jersey coast, was burned to the ground
on the 26th, with it's contents, bathing
robes, etc. The Traymore Hotel was dam
aged. The total loss is about $4,000; in.
surance, $4,000.
25th, which began in the basement OF the
building occupied by Schienewend & Lee,
stereotypers and dealers in printing mate
rial, caused loss of $4,000.
The building occupied by the Vosburg
Manufacturing Company, Brooklyn, burned
on the night of the 25th with it's contents.
Loss 100000, nearly covered by insur-
ance.
Crimes.
Francis Grotts, a farmer of Seminary
township Fayette County, ILL.,, killed him
self on the Both with morphine. Domestic
trouble is the cause assigned.
AtLogansport, Ind, on the Both, George
Bush, of Adamsboro, shot himself dead III
his mill. He had had some business
troubles.
Charles Oswald smothered his 9-year old
daughter near Pittsburg and cut his own
throat. Domestic and financial troubles
had turned his brain.
Henry Anderson and Theodore Baker,
New Mexico murderers under sentence OF
death, have been respited to May 6.
up the Pauldfng, o., reservoir.
The Illinois House passed bill to pro-
hibit base ball playing on Sunday.
An unsuccessful attempt was made by
mob on the night of the 2Sth to lynch
Turner and Patterson the assailants of
Jennie Bowman, at Louisville.
The vault and safe OF G. B. Carpenter &
Co., ship chambers, Chicago, were opened
by midnight mechanics early On the morn
ing Of the 9th and money and valuables
worth $11, 900 removed. About $1,000
was in cash.
The Kiowa Indians at Anadarko, Indian
Territory, are causing considerable trouble,
and there are fears ola serious outbreak
The Rev. Arthur Morrison, OF Brockton,
Mass, has been arrested for horse stealing.
Anna Saulmyer, of Cincinnati, placed her
live baby in a stove and cremated it.
Policeman Isaacs, of Indianapolis, was
acquitted of the murder of the man Cum
ningham.
Mart Boonan, winning gambler, was shot
at Grand Rapids, Mich, by James Clark
ms, loser.
Postmaster Brennan, Of Elkhart, H., is
under arrest. charged with embezzling gov
eminent bonds.
A man named Reynolds, living near
Little Rock, Ark, was murdered and
robbed of $500.
Mrs. Ella WISE OF Wabash, Ind, goes to
jail for three months for shooting Patrick
Holland.
T. B. Stevens, Cleveland railway clerk,
has gone to Canada with $1,000 of the
company's money.
A shoe-box found in Waterbury, Conn,
containing the remains OF a human body,
came from Chicago